UA still 550 pints of blood short in ASU/UA competition

Fewer than 250 people have donated; drive continues for two more days

Fewer than 250 people donated blood in the first two days of the UA/ASU blood drive, a Red Cross official said yesterday.

From preps to the Pac-10

Wildcat freshmen looked upon for immediate impact

A year ago, there was the hype. Arizona graced the covers of magazines nationwide. There was little question about their talent and capability.

A year ago, junior point guard Jason Gardner was the teammate of four Wooden Award Candidates. Graduation and three early draft departures later, Gardner stands surrounded by youth.

Behind the scenes: a closer look a blood donation

Everyone's seen pictures of people giving blood; the needle in the donor's arm and the clear plastic bag being carried away. But that's just the beginning. The blood must still go through an intensive screening process before it can be given to a recipient.

Every pint of blood donated in the Tucson area is first sent to the Southern Arizona Red Cross Blood Services center. Upon arrival there, a test tube of blood is packed up and flown on a midnight run to Portland, Ore., to one of the country's nine infectious disease laboratories.

A tale of two quarterbacks

Will it be Barton or Pickett?

Think UA defensive coordinator Larry Mac Duff will have a hard enough time preparing a way to stop the Washington offense Saturday night?

Try preparing for two different offenses.

SPORTS

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From preps to the Pac-10

A tale of two quarterbacks

A Husky Homecoming

Staff Picks: Football

UA soccer kicks off Pac-10 home

Second week of Fall Ball nets improved play

PERSPECTIVES

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Letters to Editor

Staff Opinion: Hull, state must raise income-tax to save trauma care

Issue of the Week: Anthrax panic

Letters to Editor

Individuals responsible for their own safety

This is addressed to whoever is responsible for the article about the UA mailroom and bio-terrorism in yesterday's Wildcat. I am the supervisor of the AHSC hospital mailroom. I feel that the article you wrote in the Wednesday Wildcat is extremely misleading and could cause harm to the UA community.

Tarahumara culture leaps to life on screen

Tucson moviegoers get a glimpse into the life of the Tarahumara Indians, an indigenous culture of Copper Canyon, Mexico. The tribe will appear not in the canyon, but on the screen in Kathryn Ferguson's documentary "The Unholy Tarahumara".

ARTS

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Tarahumara culture leaps to life on screen

Drumbeat/Heartbeat

Underground hip-hop from the "far side" brings Tucson a positive vibe

'Honky' ain't just po' white trash